Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-01
DALLAS EXPOSITION.
4 Visit 70 the Grounds Of She Texas
State Fair and Dai;as Exposition.
Preparations fer GraHG Dlspisy,
a Definite Idea as to What the Big Show
Will Be-A Few of It's Mary A.
fractions Enumerated.


was IOGh4Iy SAtSIkSluEG ny "a pL@Lu >lQ- /
ney Smith, the genial secretary, who |
seemed never to tire in showing the at
tractiye features Of the grounds, build |
ings, parks, etc, of what promises to be |
the graudest and most attractive faiT and |
expedition eve. gotten I'D in the south. |
1t is D patent 1act thGt the manage ment J
could not have selected 3 better location |
for combined fair AID exposition, |
though they had spent years in the search. |
The site is s. beautiful elevation overlook
ing the city OF Dallas and surrounding
country, and just outside the city limits
-Four railroads, one street Car line and
several graveled avenues afford easy and
quick transit to and from the grounds.
The Texas and Pacific Railroad mas lI50
feet OF siding which approaches the
grounds on the north boundary and upon
the switch are located platforms for IN
loading animals and exhibits, and
also 6 handsome ticket clilce,
with baggage and check rooms
and all other COuVenienCes necessary to
f-st-cIass railroad accommodations. The
carriage entrance is located on TIE west
side Of the grounds where we also found
s neat office occupied by tine, secretary,
telephone ana telegraph offices. Enter
! ing the grounds from the railroad office
we find on our right the farm and mill
! department under the immediate marage-
ment of the State Farmers Alliance. On
our left is located the poultry depart
ment uoder the management of the
! Poultry Breeders Association Of Texas.
In front OF these we find the main
| exposition building, which for style Of
architecture ard beauty CT finish will
compare iavorably with any city in the
west; the building is three stores high,
200X300 feet base, end contains sr ares,
including balconies, Of near 20, 600 square
feet Of floor space. This building is
rapidly being filled up with exhibits,
unsurpassed tor q lavish outlay OF money
by any similar exhibition Known At
this point TIE secretary stopped and made
the remark TO your reporter that he will
produce g sight, the like of which has
never before been in any exhibition build
ing, VIZ: An arrsy o. exhibits among
which il will be Impossible to find one Of
g seCOld-Cl8Sg character. Among the
many exhibitors who are now at work,
we will mention 3 few names well known
TO CUR Texas readers for the prominent
terprsea: Sanger BrOs., august, Gsss &
Co, George D. Barnard & Co, St Louis
Stamp Tin Co, Excelsior Manufacturing
Co, FraDcjs Whitaker & Co Bedding SILK
Co., +. P. Allsl & Co., Hughes Bros,
Will a. Watkins & Co., Freeze & Sons,
G. II. Edwards, Smith Orgsn Co, New
Home Sewing Machine Co, Singer Sew
ing Machine Co., Old Log CAbin Tobacco
Co, Lone otsr Salt Co., It. Ellington,
EcKford K Co., D0Zier, Weyl 6 Co, Cat
lie Tobacco Co.
The ladies' department and the Grt de-
d parlment sre both located il this build
ing. The ladies' department is presided
over by Mrs. Sidney Smith, who haC
charge OF the same department. last year
The exhibits IN this department foot up {
total OF 5000 articles, with GSI entries
The art department is under the super
vision OF Professor Il. Lents, who now
reports application for nearly 500 paint
irgs. Mr.. Frank Cochran, the director
II chsrge, promises that nothing VIII b.
left undOne to make these two depart
ments the leading attraction Of the grauC
: fair and exposition.
Leaving the exposition building, WI
next wandered into the horticultural de
psrtment, containing about 90 600 square
feet fl Dor space, situated in the center 0
plat OF ground OF about five acres. Thi
department is under the management 0
the State Horticultural Association, an
. will be handsomely decorated, and filet
I with display second to none IN America
: South OF this building and on three ave
9 nues leading to the grand slard j
: located the machinery depart
ment, which embraces not only tn
two immense halls with q
aggregate space OF one hundred thousan
square feet, floor space, but lovely park
set aside for private exhibits and artistic
. ally laid of by ground walks into lot
@ upon which several exhibitors are nov
G erecting their own buildings, We hav
e MOI the space tC give the nanes Of II
s various exhibitors who are now Iiiiing u
2 this department, and the cry seems to b
1t for more room For This department "
S tcan safely say thst il Will contain repre-
r sentative OF every implement ta(
4 tory in the United States dom
IS business in Texas. While in TIL
e department, the secretary remarked ths
# ne very much desired your city Tepr'
d scented in the person and exhibits Of u
d A. Huffman. The vest ares Of movin
Il machinery being displayed IN this build
= ing representing the various mode
d labor saving inventions Will be 2 sigl
s worth the cost OF trip FROM the t4rlhe
~ coast OF California.
y Leaving the machinery department y
made our way toward the racing depar
ment, where we found theIpriviIege boot
containing three runs under the same roo
each 20 feet wide and 700 fe
D. long, all of which space will be sold
o. auction on October l. That there nj
- be no scarcity of room the management
oS now building it's dup icate, parallel wi
~ the other building and separated by
~ sixty foot drive end ten foot walk, 6
neatly graded. 1t is estimated that the
- booths alone will sell for $50, 900. tt
=. race department has a two-stOry graz
Is stand, beautiful club house and 20 RAJ
~ sails, each 121l+ feet with ten foot shs
~ in front, and last, but not least, q mi
-. =. race track superior to eny track in Il
~, southwest Opposite the track and taC
~ ing the grand stand is the live stock d.
- psrtment, containing stalls and pen 8
W commodatlons for 1900 head of stoc
81 fitted up with all conyeniences. Exhio
IL tors ere already beginning TO move IN 81